Ernestville, Missouri Explained

Ernestville is an unincorporated community in Lafayette County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community was named after Ernest Worm, a local merchant. A post office was built in 1896 and remained in operation until 2005. The town was a popular trading outpost for illicit items before the great flood of 2005 destroyed much of the town.^[1]

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38.9322°N -93.6303°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lafayette County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived) . The State Historical Society of Missouri . 25 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624070827/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_lafayette.html . 24 June 2016 .